Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel
by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, circa 1650-1675
12 1/8 in. x 17 1/8 in. (308 mm x 436 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20262
Sittersback to top
- Aletheia (née Talbot), Countess of Arundel and Surrey (circa 1590-1654), Heiress and patron of art; wife of Thomas Howard. Sitter associated with 33 portraits.
- Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, 4th Earl of Surrey and 1st Earl of Norfolk (1585-1646), Patron of art and collector. Sitter associated with 68 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- Lucas Vorsterman (1595-1675), Engraver and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 41 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D7380: Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D7381: Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
- NPG D7382: Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel; Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel (from same plate)
Events of 1650back to top
Current affairs
Exiled Charles, Prince of Wales, holds negotiations in the Netherlands, with the Scottish Parliament to secure an alliance. Despite misgivings on both sides, and pressure from the Scots for Charles to sign the covenants, the treaty of Breda is agreed.Oliver Cromwell defeats the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar.
Art and science
Poet and politician, Andrew Marvell, composes his greatest political poem, Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland. Marvell become Oliver Cromwell's unofficial poet laureate during the Protectorate.International
William, The Prince of Orange, grandson of Charles I, is born assuming the title from the moment of birth. Forty years later, he would become William III of England.General-at-Sea, Robert Blake is dispatched to Portugal to prevent attacks on Commonwealth merchant shipping from royalist, Prince Rupert, based in Lisbon.
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